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J-style gun rack for a safe

a safe and gun rack technology, applied in the field of gun barrel support, can solve the problems of reducing the chance that the guns will slide and be inadvertently removed from the gun rack, and achieve the effect of maximizing the amount of available storage spa

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-23
LESPERANCE CHRISTOPHER L
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[0010] The use of the J-shaped gun barrel support and lower support allow the guns to be positioned in an upright position within the enclosure thereby maximizing the amount of available storage space within the enclosure. Further, the use of the J-shaped gun barrel support and lower support securely position the guns within the enclosure, which reduces the chance that the guns will slide and be inadvertently removed from the gun rack.

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Further, the use of the J-shaped gun barrel support and lower support securely position the guns within the enclosure, which reduces the chance that the guns will slide and be inadvertently removed from the gun rack.

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[0021] Referring now to the drawings in detail, and particularly FIGS. 1-3, reference numeral 8 generally designates a gun rack for holding one or more guns 9 in a generally upright position in accordance with the present invention. Gun rack 8 may include a gun barrel support 10 and a lower support 12. Gun barrel support 10 and lower support 12 may be mounted to the surface of an interior wall 14 or the inside surface of a door 16 of an enclosure 18, such as a gun safe, to store a plurality of guns while maximizing space within the enclosure. In general, gun barrel support 10 has at least one J-shaped retaining recess defined therein to hold a gun barrel portion 20 of gun 9, and lower support 12 that is adapted to hold a stock portion 22 of gun 9.

[0022] With particular reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, gun barrel support 10 includes a front wall portion 24, a back wall portion 26, a pair of side wall portions 28, 30, a top surface 32, and a bottom surface 33. Back wall portion 26 may be ...

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Abstract

A gun rack including a gun barrel support and a lower support for retaining a gun in an upright position is provided. The gun barrel support has a retaining recess defined therein for retaining a barrel of the gun, wherein the retaining recess is J-shaped. Further, the gun barrel support has a front wall portion, a back wall portion and at least two side wall portions. The retaining recess includes an access portion, an intermediate portion and a receiving portion. The access portion extends from the front wall portion toward the back wall portion. The intermediate portion extends from the access portion toward one of the side wall portions. The receiving portion extends from the intermediate portion toward the front wall portion. Further, the receiving portion includes a rest area to retain the barrel of the gun. The lower support includes a recess for retaining the stock of the gun.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 516,332, filed on Oct. 31, 2003.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The present invention relates to a rack for holding guns located within an enclosure, safe or storage cabinet. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a gun barrel support having a J-shaped retaining recess that holds a firearm in position within the enclosure. Further, the present invention is directed to a gun barrel support having a J-shaped retaining recess that is used in conjunction with a lower support to hold the firearm in a generally upright position within the enclosure. [0004] Many types of gun racks for rifles, shotguns and other long firearms are well known in the art. In fact, some gun racks are configured to hold one or more guns within an enclosure or safe. Typically, thes...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B81/00F41A23/00
CPCA47B81/005
Inventor LESPERANCE, CHRISTOPHER L.
Owner LESPERANCE CHRISTOPHER L
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